Lamp mounting for vehicles



Feb. 27, 1923. 1,446,441-

. F.G.ALBORN LAMP MOUNTING FOR VEHICLES Feb. 2, 1923. 1,446,441

l F. G. ALBORN LAM? MOUNTING- FOR VEHICLES Filed May lO, i920 2 sheets-sheet 2 between the annular enlargements 38 and the trame `member' S, rlhus it is evident that these Washers act also as bull'ers ,tor the bearing member to strilre, in rase the springs should yield suliiciently to allovv the bearing member to descend that iar.

Upward movement of the trunnion bear# ings is limited by stops convenient-ly in the lform ot' nuts threaded onto the upper ends of the studs 26. Preferably, the upvrard movement is cushioned by suitable y means, andA herein I have provided 'for this purpose a plurality of butter washers all, alternating with metallic washers el@ encircling the studs 26 beneath the nuts 4Q. Washers may be made ot' suitable cushioning material, such as cork, or cork composition, which is round to give goed results in serv-` ice, and possesses a considerable amount oi resiliency, so that it is not apt to become permanently diminished in thickness. Preterably, the cushioning means just described is suitably housed to prevent injury from dust, Water and other foreign substances, and to this end, the upper bearing member l5 is herein provided with chambers d8, in which the Washers lll and i6 are received. Lubrication lior the trunnions and trunnion bearings isherei'n provided :tor by suitable oil cups 50. v

lt should non' be evident that the described mounting permits certain relative vertical movement oi the 'frame and radiator cushioned at both ends of the travel, thereby absorbing shocksivhich would otherwise be transmitted to the radiator and lamps. l'framefdistortions are taken care olf, thereby preventingdanger of injury to the radiator by relative vertical movement or separation et the bearing members 1S and 2O in opposi tion to the springs Moreover, the bearings are, or may be, self-adjusting, because the springs urge thev bearing members toivard each other.

Referring now to the details o'l the lamp mountings per se, each mounting herein comprises a yoke 52 (see l? t), having a pair of vertical stems 5ft received in. lugs 56 on the lamp, said stems being threaded to receive nuts 5S, which clamp the lu against shoulders G() ilformed on the yoke. j

The yoke .is suitably mounted ou the radiator tru on, preferably being ivote.l, thereon to turn about the axis thereof, as by j'ireviding the trunnirm with a la rwired socket 62, which receives a correspondingly tapered rlhe butter bossl ilformed ou the yoke. 'lhe boss .is normally secured against turning movement in the socket by appropriate means, herein a bolt 6G, having a nut (S8 arranged to draw the boss lirmly into its socket. lireiferably, the bolt extends axially through the boss and the trunnion, and the nut is suitably ii Xed in the latter against turning m o vement, as by having a it'orce iit in the bore et the trunnion. The latter is preferably provided with. a slight shoulder T0 to limit inward movement or' th-e'nut. The bolt provided Awith a suitable head 72 which is readily accessible (see Fig. y2) for manipulation, since it is disposed at one side of the yole,- that is to say, in oliset relation'therewith.

fllhe beams of light trom the lam-ps may be angularly adjusted about the axes oi the trunnions by simply loosening the bolts and tilting the lamps, after which the bolts are again tightened to clamp the yoles. lSince the trunnions areresiliently supported, the lamps are cushioned against road shocks, and less'lilrely` to be injured.

Having thus described one speeilic embodiment oi'my invention, but Without limiting myself thereto, Whatl claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In a motor vehicle, the combination oi" a trame, a radiator, a Vpair oftrunnions sup` porting said radiator onsaidframe, and a pair ol: lamps, one supported on each trunnion. n

2, In a motor vehicle', the combination'oi a trame, a radiator, a pair of trunnions supporting said radiator on said-fi'iame, and a pair of lamps, one supported on each truunion, and mounted for adjustment about the axis thereof; j

3. In a motor vehicle, the combination ot a frame, a radiator, a pair oit'trunnionssupporting said radiator on said frame, cushion ing means interposed between said trunnions and said trame, and a pair ot lamps, one supported on each trunnion.

fl. ln a. motor vehicle, the combination of' a trame, a radiator, a pair oi trunnions sup porting said radiator on said trame, a pair ott lamps, and a. pair oit lamp mountings supliorted on said trunnions, respectively,

tor adjustment about the axis thereoiiand having means to secure the same in the'desired position ot adjuslunent.

ln testimony whereof, l have signed my naine to this sj'iecication.

lfllf'th'S G, AlvBOllLN, 

